Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses

"I don’t need to worry about Xufu Town facing any danger because of my rashness, nor do I need to worry about any trouble on the Wei Family’s side. You should do what you’re capable of, unlike now where there’s a forced sense of trying to fit in at a higher place. This feeling is far from satisfying."

Ultimately, it’s still because my cultivation level is too low. Even if Yuchi’s honest choice of operating the Ascension Gate is effective, a process that looks like a very smooth recruitment activity, his leap through the major cities was too fast. After causing trouble here, he wouldn’t want to go back to these cities next time.

Human nature is to move forward, but taking a step back can be harder than ascending to the heavens. After experiencing the state capital, other places like Canglan City become unimpressive, let alone major cities like Cuncha City. There’s an inexplicable confidence as if I’ve already mastered Canglan City.

"Ugh."

"In the end, I still couldn’t escape the clutches of pride, heading towards this ethereal direction. If not for being a scoundrel who has died once, things would definitely have gone awry, getting duped by this group of people without even realizing it. It would be tough then."

After a pause.

Looking at the mirage-like extravagant buildings outside the train, for the first time, a serious thought appeared in Yuchi’s mind.

"Why don’t we get married..."

"Pfft."

"Why don’t I take that elixir."

The elixir referred to is, of course, the one that enhances the Spirit Root. Though it had been considered before, the circumstances were entirely different. Previously, there was no need for Yuchi to face so many dangers, and there weren’t so many great powers around. But now? Now even a dog in the state capital, its owner is not someone you can afford to offend.

Before, I could let Sister Yuluo help boost my cultivation; later, Sister Qian Qun could help. But now? After reaching the Golden Core Stage, solely relying on disciples it’s not impossible, but requires a very long time.

It might even break the game.

The development of Ascension Gate depends on money, and now that Ascension Gate is gradually being forced into the open, when it finally does, it either reveals nothing or unveils a blue whale. This depends on whether Yuchi really wants to cultivate properly.

"Time, cultivation takes time. Do I have time now? Perhaps a bit, but my time is too fragmented. Cultivation requires long periods of sitting still, constantly absorbing some damn Spiritual Qi. I have too many things to deal with. Not to mention the need to make money. Otherwise, if I stayed in Ascension Gate with the disciples, being idle would inevitably happen."

"But if I don’t cultivate, here’s a very real issue."

"My speed of cultivation improvement is slowing down. To maintain a high rate of growth, I need to uphold a high sect realm, find more disciples, manage sect expenses, my own dangers, all escalating quickly. Eventually, exhausted from desperate efforts, I might just die out there one day."

Thinking of dying with eyes rolled back, and my disciples being bullied by the new Sect Leader, Yuchi’s old face contorts.

"Damn, that won’t work, so for Ascension Gate’s future, I must either let Ascension Gate, like Xufu Town, cool down for a while, calm myself down and stabilize. Or directly take the elixir, personally cultivate, directly hit Ninth-Grade Talent. Isn’t it just money?"

"Hit it!"

The passerby, observing Yuchi’s changeable expression, distanced themselves a bit, casting sympathetic gazes. This kind of look is familiar, surely signifying a young person trapped in confusion, seeming to possess everything while actually owning nothing.

But it’s alright, once you lay down, you’ll understand sometimes struggles only please those in power while holding no real meaning for yourself.

No matter how hard the struggle is, it can’t unlock the rigid state capital.

"Let’s wait and see!"

"Whether to enhance the Spirit Root or not depends on this situation. If this situation leaves me feeling very secure, returning to the state capital feeling like going back to Xufu Town, then I’ll refrain from taking the elixir for now, use this gold and silver to enhance Ascension Gate’s major realm, and take disciples out for fun!"

"But if they make me feel the danger, after such a long storyline, I finally have to start cultivating myself."

"I thought it could be thought of, but achieving what I thought was very difficult, being forced to think otherwise until even thinking is frustrating. But the world is full of various kinds of presumptions and assumptions."

"Assumptions and ’if’ are nuisances. Damn, how did Emperor Shi not directly ban words like ’if’ back then?"

"What ’if’! ’If’ is equivalent to nonsense. Where are so many ’if’s? They’re all tragic events seeming ambivalent."